Motor control.



W. N. DIOKINSON,-Jn. Y

MGTOB. CONTROL. APrLIoATIoN FILED JULY a, 190e.

. UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE..

" WILLIAM N. DICKINSON, JR., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

Moron CoNTnoL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan, 17, 1911, vApplication and July a, 1906. serial No. 324,540.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that. I, WILLIAM N. DICKIN- SoN, Jr., a citizen of the United States, reslding in New York city, borough of Brooklyn, and-.State of New York, have invented a new rand useful Improvement vin Motor lby controlling the same to effect the release of the brake and providingr the necessary starting torque in the motor at different times so that the brake-magnet current and the motor-starting currentshall not be drawn' from the main line circuit simultaneously.

More particularly it is the object of this invention to provide means for operating),` the brake magnet to effect the release of the brake ai l the closing of the magnetic circuit of the brake magnet and in'imediately thereafter to supply current to the motor to start the same.

lOther objects of my invention will appear hereinafter, the novel, comlgiinations of elements being' pointed out in thc claims.

In the accompanying; drawing is shown a Single-phase motor M directly connected by means of the shaft 5 to the elevator hoisting` apparatus lil which is connected to the car C by means of the cable. 7S passing over the sheaves 79 and 80. ln the car C is located a controlling switch S and on a controlling board, preferably in proximity to.the winding machine, are located the iup-magnet. and down-magnet 85, S5 for operatingthe reversingry switches It, It

The motor M is arranged as a series motor and to run as an induction motor, and l prefer to use no .resistance in connection with the saine in starting. A centrifugal governor 33, however, is piovidcd tol move the shortcircuitingl devicc'i-it against. the slip rings of the motor to electrically connect the same with each other. That is, the motor starts as a series motor and at a predetermined speed its slip rings are electrically connected with each other so that thereafter the motor will operate as an induction motor. The

preferably multiphase, the current for en- .i

ergizing the same being obtained from a single-phase `circuit in combination with a phasesplitting device 11. The brake 7 is associated with the brake pulley or coupling 8 and is adapted to be applied by means of the spring 15 and the weight of the armature 18 acting on the brake lever 1() and the toggle mechanism connected thereto. The armature 18 is mounted at. the upper end of the rod 1 which is movable through the. guide 2, and to the'upper side of said armature 18 is secured a rod 28 whichin this instance passes through the center of the magnet 14 and has attachedv to its upper end tl-'ie bridge piece 39 which constitutes a part of the switch B.

Assuming now that the car is to be operated,and the switch 90 is therefore moved onto contacts 8S) and 13, a circuit will be closed through the brake magnet 14 from the main line c. and main line switch L by way of wire 3, switch G, wire 4, wire 9, pl'iase-splitting device 11, theycoils of the electro-magi'iet 14, wire 12, contact 13, lever 90, wires 91 and '93, to the other main 7).

The brake magnet 14 being,` thus ent-irgized,`

its arn'iature. will be lifted to 'effect the release of the brake and. also the closing of the switch B. It will be obvious that neither the magnet nor the magnet 85 can receive current until the switch B is closed. When the lever 90 has been moved to its righthand position and the. switch B closed, a circuit is completed from the main a throu l1 wire 92, switch G, wire 4, switch B, wire 16, electro-magnet 8.3', wire 17, contact 89, lever 90, wires 91 and 93, to the other main Z1. The switches R and A will nov.v be closed so that the motor M will receive current and the brake having` lwenreleased, the car will be moved in the proper direction. Of course the time between the release of the brake and -and thence through the l tend to drive the closureof the switches B', Af, must be very short so that the carcannot start the elevator apparatus to drive the same. pon the closure of the switches B, A', the motor circuit may be traced from the main a, through the wire 18, contact 19, bridge piece 20, contact 21, wire Q2, motor terminal 23, field or stator of the motor to the wire Q4, contact 25, bridge piece 213, contact QT, wire 28, ari'nature or rotor 40, wires 30 and 93, to the other ,main Z). By the closure ot' the switch R, a holding circuit is clos i through wire 18, contact 19,

"brdg piece 20, contact 31, and wires 32, 4t,

switc B, to the electro-magnet rlhis short-circuits the switch (l and therefore the opening of the latter after the switch R has been closed will have no eitect. If, however, upon moving the lever of the car switch S to one of its closed positions, a corresponding reversing switch magnet refused to operate to close either the switch t or R, the switch G associated with the governor apparatus would immediately act to etiect the denergization of the magnet 14 and the consequent application of the brake to stop the car if it should be started by the load or countcrweight. That is, since the brake magnet let depends upon the switch G being closed to receive current when the brake is released and no current is immediately applied to the motor, the car might the latter, in which case the governor 33 would immediately act to open the switch G and cut ott current from the magnet 14. Under normal conditions of operation, that is, when the reversing switches operate as desired, it will be clear that upon closing the ear switcli.S, the full current required to energize the brake-magnet 14 with an open magnetic circuit will be called for, but at this instant no circuit is completed to the motor. The brake magnet on lbeing energized iimnediately lifts its armature and closes its magnetic circuit, thus materially reducing the current flowing through its coils. The switch B will also be closed and a circuit completed through the electromagnet 85 or 85. This will not occur, however, until the brake magnet current has been reduced to its minimum, after which the full current required to start the motor as a repulsion motor is called for.

The principle of providing a time element between the throwing of the current onto the brake-releasing magnet, andthe directing of the current to the motor through the action of the brake magnet, is also applicable to elevators operated by single-phase motors or niultiphase induction motors or direct current motors. lt is obvious furthermore that various changes in the details and arrangement of parts may be made by those skilled in the art without departing` from the spirit and scope ot my invention as defined by the claims. I desire lierefoi'e not' to be lilnited to the precise construction herein disclosed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to have protected by Letters Patent of the United States is l. The combination with a motor, ot' a brake therefor, a brake releasing magnet of the multi-phase type, an armature connected to said brake,- said armature being adapted to close the magnetic circuit of said magnet, a reversing switch, and means controlled by said magnet for effecting the operation ol said switch almost sinmltaneously with the completion of the magnetic circuit of said magnet.

The combination with an alternating current motor, of a brake therefor, an alter nating current magnet t'or releasing the brake, an electromagnetic switch controlling the supply otl current to the motor, means for supplying current to said magnet and causing the same to operate to close its magnetic circuit, and means for supplying current to the magnet winding of said switch after current is supplied to the magnet.

3. The combination with a motor, of a reversing switch therefor, a brake, a brakereleasing magnet, and a switch connected to and operated by said magnet for controlling said reversing switch.

4. The combination with an alternating current motor, of reversing switches, electro-magnets for operating said reversing switches, a brake, an electro-responsive device for releasing the brake, and means operated by said device for controlling said electro-magnets to'automatically supply current to the motor after the circuit'ot' said electro-responsive device has been closed.

5. The combination with an alternating. current motor, of a brake therefor, brake releasing apparatus comprising a multipliasc alternating-eurrent magnet and an armature, a reversing switch for the motor, single-phase electro-magnets for operating said reversing switch, and anadditional switch controlling said electro-magnets to etl'ect the closure of the motor circuit after the magnetic circuit ot said multiphase alternating current magnet has been closed by its armature.

G. ln an elevator system, the combination with a car, hoisting apparatus and an alternaling current motor, of an electro-magnetic device controlling the motor, a brake, electro-responsive apparatus loperated by multipliase alternating current for releasing said brake, and means permitting curbe supplied to said electromagnetic rent to device only atter said electro-responsive apparatus receives current and its magnetic circuit is substantially closed.

Z. The combination with a motor, of a l brake tln'iretor, electro-responsive apparatus for releasingsaid brake, and al safety device dependent upon the operation of the motor lor interrupting the eurrentvto said eleetro-responsive apparatus it' the motor receives no current.

8. The combination with a motor, of a brake there't'or, electro-responsive apparatus for releasing said brake, and a Safety device dependent upon the motor for its operation to Cut off current from said eleetronresponsive appa atus if the motor Should start Without receiving current.

9. The eon'ibii'iation with a motor, of reversing switches therefor, a brake, eleetromagnetic. apparatus for releasing Said brake, a safety switch associated with the motor and Connected in eireuit with the electro magnetic apparatue` when the motor is at rest, and means dependent tipon the aetnation of the reversing switch for maintaining said brake in released position after the niotor starts.

10. In an elevator system, tlie combination with a ear, hoisting apparatus and motor, of a brake, ln'ake1'eleasing apparatus eomprising a magnet, 1notoreontrolling means, a switch operated by said magnet and on which the operation of said motoneontrolling means is dependent, a safety Switch, a ear switch for closing a eireuit throgigh said safety switch and said magnet,eonneetfions between the motor and safety switch to' open the latter after the motor starts, and an auxiliary switch eofaeting with the reversing switch to close a l'iolding circuit through the brake magnet. v

l1. The combination with an electric inotor, of controlling switches therefor, electromagnetic brake apparatus, a master switch for effecting the operation of said eontrolling switches and said brake apparatus, a safety switch, a governor for opening said safety switch upon starting the motor, and i'neans dependei'it upon the controlling Switches for maintaining the brake in re leased position while the motor ope atea 12. The combination with an induction motor of the eommutator type, of revereing switches therefor, brake apparatus, a ii'iultiphase magnetl for operating said brake apparatus, a safetyswiteh in circuit with said magnet, a short-eireuiting switch for the rotor circuits, a governor for opening; said safety Switch and closing` said shorteireuiting switch upon the motor attaining a predetermined Speed, and a holding eireuit for said brake magnet. v

' In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM N. DICKINSON, JR.' Witnesses \-Ciia1i1ina M. Nissen,

V. H. BRADY. 

